Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 Active vs Motorola Nexus 6 vs LG G4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola LG
Announced May 2014 October 2014 April 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby Red Midnight Blue, Cloud White Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 Adreno 418
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (11.2 GB user available) 32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.96 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 74.05% 73.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Class 12
Edge Class 33 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 2 TB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3220 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h Up to 330 h Up to 375 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 29 h Up to 24 h Up to 10 h (3G)